Waste ink management system for an ink jet printer
US6799829B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16523
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for increasing the waste ink storage capacity of an ink printing device includes a printhead and a drive mechanism. The apparatus includes a spreader mechanism coupled to the drive mechanism of the ink printing device, wherein the spreader mechanism is driven in both horizontal and vertical directions by the drive mechanism to engage waste ink in a waste ink accumulation region and disperse waste ink over said waste ink accumulation region.
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